§ MR. PICKERSGILL (Bethnal Green, S.W.)asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Whether, in November last, Messrs. Burn and Berridge, solicitors, of Pancras Lane, City, applied to Sir Charles Warren for information which would assist in the identification of certain policemen who, as they allege, had assaulted their clients; and, whether the information asked for was not given, and a letter was written on behalf of the Chief Commissioner, declining to render any assistance; and, if so, what action he proposes to take in the matter?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. MATTHEWS) (Birmingham, E.)Messrs. Burn and Berridge did not apply for the identification of any specified policeman, nor did they name any person as having been assaulted. They made a general application to be furnished with a list of the names and numbers of bodies of police who were on duty at certain points on the 13th of November. Under those circumstances, the Chief Commissioner, acting on the opinion of his legal adviser, did not consider it to be a part of his duty to give the information asked for. I see no reason to take further action in the matter.